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Nada Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Some or much

In sentence like this :
The student has _______________work to do.
Do we say: much work OR some work when we have to choose between both? Why?
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In A sentence like this: The student has _______________work to do. Do we say: much work OR some work when we have to choose between both? Why?

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  • In A sentence like this: The student has _______________work to do.
  • Do we say: much work OR some work when we have to choose between both?
  • Why?
  • 'much' is rather formal; the more common use is 'a lot of'.
  • 34,600 English pages for "I have a lot of work" 979 English pages for "I have much work" The choice depends on the meaning.
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In A sentence like this:
The student has _______________work to do.
Do we say: much work OR some work when we have to choose between both? Why?

'much' is rather formal; the more common use is 'a lot of'.

34,600 English pages for "I have a lot of work"

979 English pages for "I have much work"

The choice depends on the meaning. 'much/a lot of' me
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